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⚖️ PLAYER COMPARE: Gross vs King

🔵 Gross
47 pts | Penalties + set pieces
SUN → CRY → LIV

⚪ King
24 pts | 425 minutes
IPS → HUL → COV

Attacking GW6–7 = Gross.

Building a GW6–8 wildcard midfield? We lean King.

For us, the horizon changes the decision.

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🚨 Szoboszlai - hold or sell?

Our call is SELL on a GW6 Wildcard.

Liverpool face MCI → BRE → BHA → ARS.
Just 1 shot in the box across 5 GWs.

Josh King offers IPS → HUL → COV and frees around £1.3m.

However, it's not worth taking a hit if injuries are your bigger problem.

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@AlaaEsam1995 We agree, it's a close-run choice but we think Hall just has the edge over the next 3 GWs.

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@ZidaneFpl @TheFatGoalie Our projections are tight but we prefer Gross' fixtures and form.

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We think there are two clean ways to use the 3 FTs here:

#1
Havertz ➝ Gonzalo
Stach ➝ Gross
Gomez ➝ Barnes

You keep strong minutes across all three moves and increase your cash ITB.

#2
Havertz ➝ Gyokeres
Stach ➝ Gross
Gomez ➝ King

You attack Arsenal’s fixtures and still leave money ITB but Gyokeres is a minutes risk.

We think #1 is safer
but #2 has a higher ceiling.

Both routes make the squad noticeably stronger.

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We think there are 2 pretty clear moves here 👀

O’Reilly ➝ Hall
Wirtz ➝ Rogers

Hall gives you COV / AVL / CRY / EVE / FUL with attacking + bonus upside for £1M less.

The saving then funds Wirtz ➝ Rogers who has form and BOU / EVE / TOT up next.

We’d roll the last FT rather than force another move.

That leaves you with more money ITB and flexibility for GW7.

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Josh King deserves more GW6 Wildcard attention 👀

💰 £5.6m
⏱️ 425/450 minutes
⚽ 2 goals
📊 2.00 xGI
👀 3.4% owned

Fulham's next three:
IPS (A) → HUL (H) → COV (A)

Fulham haven't won yet so there's risk but minutes, price and fixtures make King a serious option.

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We think this is exactly where value beats projection.

Dugout has Szobo scoring 11 points over the next 3 GWs
versus Gross scoring 10.

So yes, Szobo edges the projection but he costs £1.0m more.

For us, that makes Gross the better pick unless that extra £1m is genuinely doing nothing elsewhere in your squad.

Szobo may outscore him but we think Gross is still the better FPL decision.

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Saka for us👑

Our projections points strongly his way this week:
✅ Leeds at home
✅ Penalties + corners
✅ Very secure minutes
✅ Arsenal carry one of the strongest attacking setups of the four

Haaland is always lurking but Liverpool away lowers the appeal.

Bruno would be our alternative: Spurs at home, on pens, 90-minute security and heavily involved in everything United do.

We’d back the fixture and role with Saka this week.

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Strong draft 👌

I’d make one change though:

Palmer ➝ Rogers
Hemming ➝ Schade

You already have Saka + Haaland + Gyökeres for premium upside, so I’d rather spread the money.

For me:

Palmer + Hemming ❌
Rogers + Schade ✅

That gives you a much stronger front 8 and more flexibility across GW6–10.

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We’d solve it in defence:

Robertson ➡️ Egan would be our first choice.

Robertson’s recent form hasn’t convinced while Egan brings better DEFCON potential and frees the cash without touching the core.

If you want to go cheaper still, Bobby Thomas is another strong enabler with DEFCON appeal.

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Nearly 1 MILLION managers have bought Gross for GW6. He’s owned by 30%+ of us 👀

And it’s understandable:
⚽ 3G + 4A
📈 47 FPL points
🟢 SUN → CRY

But then Liverpool and City are coming up plus the risk that European fixtures and subsequent rotation brings.

Don’t buy a 5 GW player based on 2 fixtures.

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We’d go Hall + Greaves.

If Greaves/Thomas are mainly there as the backup/enabler, then the real decision is Hall vs Silva vs Van Hecke. Our Player Compare pushes us towards Hall over the next five.

Yes, Newcastle’s fixtures turn later, but that’s a future problem. On a Wildcard, we’d rather maximise the next five than downgrade the upside now just to avoid a transfer around GW11.

Take the upside now, reassess when the fixtures actually turn.

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This is very close already.
The one change we’d consider is Mbeumo to Rogers.

Mbeumo fixtures turn after GW6 whereas Rogers gives you:

BOU (H) → EVE (A) → TOT (H) → MUN (H) → SUN (A)

…and he’s returned in every league game so far.

We’d take Rogers over trying to squeeze Palmer in.

Then use the money saved versus Palmer to keep the defence strong rather than creating another compromise elsewhere.

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If you’re confident JP is back for GW7, we’d bench rather than sell him too - no point using a transfer to solve a one-week problem if you still want the player afterwards.

On Jackson vs McBurnie, we’re still Jackson. Even given his CL games, we'd still rather back his upside than drop down to McBurnie purely for security.

We’d also still make the Gross move now rather than wait.

SUN (A) + CRY (H) are two fixtures I’d actively want him for, and with his current role, set pieces and form I think there’s enough upside to justify the transfer immediately.

Then if JP is back in GW7 as expected, you’ve strengthened the squad without burning another transfer getting him back.

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GW6 isn't a race to make your transfers first.

Pedro, Palmer, Isak and Brobbey all have fitness questions after the international break.

A confirmed starter beats a brilliant pick who plays 0 minutes.

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This range of midfielders is where we think a lot of wildcards will be won or lost.

Our order right now:
🥇 Gross – still the standout for us. Role, set pieces, minutes and price all line up.

🥈 Barnes – probably the best short-term upside play. Newcastle’s next run suits him and the left-side matchup data is encouraging.

🥉 Schade – strongest pure goal-threat option of the bunch, but slightly less secure than the two above.

Just behind them:
King – really like the fixtures and price
Le Fee – creative, on set pieces and a useful budget release

The interesting thing is how different the profiles are:
Gross = security
Barnes = upside
Schade = goal threat
King/Le Fée = value

For us, Gross + Barnes is the pairing I’d be happiest owning right now.

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That horrible £0.1m short feeling 😭

We wouldn’t rip up the Wildcard for it. I’d look at Bogle first.

Two routes:

1️⃣ Bogle ➡️ Mitchell
This would be my preferred move. It finds the money, keeps the structure intact and gives you a defender with a more established FPL profile and a decent route to returns beyond just clean sheets.

2️⃣ Bogle ➡️ Schuster
Also very viable. A little less proven, but the projections over GW6–10 are encouraging and it’s another clean way to unlock Isak without touching the core.

Then there’s one midfield alternative worth considering:
Schade ➡️ Le Fee

That’s the more aggressive route because we still like Schade’s goal threat but Le Fee gives you creativity, set pieces and a bit more budget flexibility.

So for me:

Best route: Bogle ➡️ Mitchell
Alternative: Bogle ➡️ Schuster
Reshape: Schade ➡️ Le Fee

If Isak gets the green light, we’d much rather make one of those small tweaks than dismantle the Wildcard.